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The Environs of London
… Wimbledon WIMBLEDON. Name. It is not improbable that the name of this place, which was anciently written Wymbaldon … or farm within the manor of Mortlake, which accounts for its being omitted in the Conqueror's survey. Archbishop … deposited in the Augmentation-office. It was read at the Society of Antiquaries in the month of Novembe last, and is …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Wincanton WINCANTON The ancient parish of Wincanton lies in the south-east part … in 1874. 95 Further road improvements, planned in 1937-8 for a western relief road and London-Plymouth road to bypass … the George, opened c. 1837. 70 The Wincanton Temperance Society, formed in 1844, had a library and held a free night …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ( St. Peter and St. Paul), a market-town and parish, and the head of a union, in the hundred of Norton-Ferris, E. … view of the fine Vale of Black more, extending for many miles: the land is extremely fertile, and within a … in 1835. There are places of worship for Baptists, the Society of Friends, and Independents; also a national school. …
Survey of London
… and Park CHAPTER 6: WINCHESTER HOUSE AND PARK Early in the 12th century the Abbey of Bermondsey granted to the … Manor of Paris Garden (the end of Bankside) on the west, for a payment of eight pounds a year. This land, over which … In 1943 Mr. Sidney Toy, of the Surrey Archaeological Society, obtained permission to remove the brickwork with …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… with Winchester in general. 1. St. John's Hospital and the Allied Charities. The history of St. John's Hospital in … present endowments are as follows:In 1566 Sir Thomas White for loans, the trust funds consisting of 867 18 s. 6 d. cash … of 10 each in the Winchester Cottage and Improvement Society bequeathed in 1877 by John Desborough Walford. By …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Hyde abbey HYDE ABBEY Winchester: Hyde Abbey Gateway In the most northerly of the old suburbs of the city, St. … of two moulded orders separated by a hollow with a rebate for the doors on its inner face. The inner arch is of plainer … afterwards banded themselves together and formed a society for the relief of the distressed widows and orphans …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… COLLEGE Immediately south-west of Wolvesey Palace in the southern suburb of the ancient city is the College of St. … through the chapel, the final resting-place of the society. In this state they remained for a century and a-half without addition. At the Dissolution …
Survey of London
… This street which was commenced in 1723 took its name from the mill shown in the manorial map in St. Pancras, Part II. … at No. 12 (south side), where Nicholas Marcey was rated for the school in 1770. It was removed to its present site in … the well known landscape painter. He exhibited at the Society of Artists, the Free Society and the Royal Academy. …
Survey of London Monograph
… Windsor Herald WINDSOR HERALD The office of Windsor is said to have been instituted for the service of the Order of the Garter, but if, as seems … Record Societies and of Croft Lyons Committee of the Society of Antiquaries. Perhaps the foremost genealogist of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (St. German) WINESTEAD ( St. German), a parish, in the union of Patrington, S. division of the wapentake of … of Sir Robert Hildyard. The celebrated Andrew Marvel, M.P. for Hull in the time of Charles II., was born here, March … considered the best grown in the county. A horticultural society, of which Lady Bridges is patroness, was established …